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Iraqi oil official and militias over alleged Iran ties 16:00 Abandoned disabled baby in Austria sparks mobilization to find foster family 15:56 European climate model puts odds of a super El Niño by November at 100 percent 15:45 Whirlpool shares plunge after weak revenue and dividend suspension 15:40 Asia braces for super El Niño as Middle East energy crisis deepens regional strain 15:30 TIM may secure major payout from FiberCop–Open Fiber deal, CEO says 15:23 Rubio visits Rome to ease Trump's rift with the Vatican and Italy 15:15 Germany’s OHB considers legal challenge over planned EU satellite merger 15:00 Lyon’s famous flea market enters financial protection procedure 15:00 Trump and Lula meet at White House to address tariffs, minerals and security ties 14:45 Two Romanian nationals to face trial over cemetery thefts in western France 14:45 Fes sacred music festival honors 70 years of Morocco-Germany diplomatic ties 14:30 Blackstone marks down private credit fund amid software 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death penalty for corruption 12:15 Germany: over 600 police officers raid Neo-Nazi youth crime groups across 12 states 12:00 Swisscom says Italian tower dispute could take years to resolve 11:45 Chile’s major TV networks file antitrust complaint against Google 11:30 France rules out lifting Iran sanctions amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz tensions 11:22 NATO scrambles jets after drones from Russia crash in Latvia, striking fuel storage site 11:19 Morocco celebrates the 23rd Birthday of HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan 11:15 China’s CATL expands global EV strategy with first overseas chassis project in Turkey 11:00 Paraguay reaffirms support for Taiwan as China urges it to cut ties 10:57 Ted Turner, CNN founder and American media pioneer, dies at 87 10:45 Poland’s EMP partners with Foxconn to develop electric vehicle manufacturing hub 10:34 US Navy fighter jet disables Iranian tanker defying American naval blockade in Gulf of Oman 10:30 Brazil’s Lula visits Washington in bid to ease trade tensions with Trump 10:17 North Korea declares itself not bound by nuclear non-proliferation treaty at UN conference 10:15 Tesla’s China-made EV sales rise 36% year-on-year in April 10:00 Interpol operation leads to nearly 270 arrests in global medicine trafficking crackdown 10:00 Three US states monitor residents who traveled on hantavirus cruise ship as Andes strain confirmed 09:45 Morocco and Spain hold joint meeting in Tangier to prepare for Operation Marhaba 2026 09:34 Spain to repatriate all passengers from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak 09:30 United States condemns Polisario attack on Es-Smara 09:15 South Korea’s Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has prison sentence reduced to 15 years 09:09 Mali convoy attacks escalate as Moroccan trucks burned by armed group 09:00 Two Russian drones crash in Latvia, including one near oil storage site 09:00 Apple R&D spending tops 10 percent of revenue for first time as iPhone drives record quarter 08:45 BlackRock plans 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Wildfires spread across the Northern Hemisphere weeks ahead of schedule

An unusually early wildfire season has taken hold across the Northern Hemisphere, with active fires burning from the American Southwest to central Europe. Drought conditions, record-low snowpack, and abnormally high temperatures have combined to create dangerous fire weather well before the traditional......

Europe braces for intense heat waves and prolonged drought in May

Europe is entering May with a highly volatile meteorological regime that combines unpredictable thunderstorms with unseasonably high temperatures. National and private weather forecasting services warn of a continental shift toward sustained heat, intensifying long-term water stress across diverse regions.......

North Korea faces severe and unusual drought threatening crops

North Korea is currently facing an “unusual” and “severe” drought, raising concerns about agricultural production and food security in the isolated country. According to official reports, dry conditions have persisted across large parts of the territory, a situation described......

Study finds 36 percent of animal habitats face multiple climate extremes by 2085

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution warns that more than one third of terrestrial animal habitats could be exposed to multiple climate extremes by 2085 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high. The research highlights the growing overlap of heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods,......

Morocco's dams at decade-high levels as El Niño threat looms over water security

Morocco's dam reservoirs stood at 72.1% capacity as of March 21, 2026, a level not seen in nearly a decade, following what has been the wettest winter since 1981. After seven consecutive years of drought, the exceptional rainfall has provided welcome relief. However, international meteorological......

Turkish foundation delivers food aid to 8,250 families in Somalia

The Türkiye Diyanet Foundation provided food assistance to 8,250 families in Somalia during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, benefiting an estimated 80,000 people, Turkish officials reported. The foundation distributed food packages across 13 regions and seven states, reaching families severely......

Invasive species, drought, and climate shocks put global water security at risk

A growing convergence of invasive species, protracted drought, and intensifying climate extremes is placing critical water and food systems in India, Türkiye, and the United States under mounting strain, according to researchers and officials. From parched lakes in southern India to collapsing aquifers......

Amazon rainforest turned carbon source during 2023 drought

The Amazon rainforest shifted from absorbing carbon to releasing it during the extreme drought of 2023, emitting millions of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere instead of storing it, according to new research from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry. The study, published in AGU Advances,......

Tehran dams half-empty amid historic drought

Tehran is facing an alarming drop in its water reserves, with dam levels around the capital falling to nearly half of what they were a year ago. The decline comes as Iran endures one of the driest years in decades, raising serious concerns about water scarcity for the country’s most populated region. According......

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